NY State Senate Bill 2019-S3682

Senate Bill S3682

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the county health commissioner to notify certain individuals in the event of an emergency creating an imminent risk to public health and safety

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 28, 2020	committed to rules
Feb 13, 2020	advanced to third reading
Feb 12, 2020	2nd report cal.
Feb 11, 2020	1st report cal.419
Jan 08, 2020	referred to health
Feb 12, 2019	referred to health

Votes

- Feb 11, 2020 - Health Committee Vote
  S3682
  
  10
  
  Aye
  
  5
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Health Committee Vote: Feb 11, 2020
      
      aye (10)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Carlucci
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Rivera
      
      Salazar
      
      Stavisky
      
      nay (5)
      
      Gallivan
      
      Jacobs
      
      Little
      
      Ortt
      
      Ritchie

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2019-S3682 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2885
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §352, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A7121
2013-2014: A535
2015-2016: A187
2017-2018: A463
2021-2022: S1140, A3970

2019-S3682 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the county health commissioner to notify certain individuals in the event of an emergency creating an imminent risk to public health and safety.

2019-S3682 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3682

SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public health law, in relation to
notifying local officials of the occurrence of certain emergency situ-
ations

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA:

To require county health commissioners to notify appropriate local offi-
cials in the event of a health emergency. This bill is designed to
facilitate timely notice to county and local officials so they can put
in place the appropriate emergency response as soon as possible.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of this law would amend Section 352 of the public health law
by adding a new subdivision 7, to require that upon the occurrence of an
emergency where an imminent imperilment to the public health and safety
exists, the county health commissioner shall immediately notify, in
addition to those individuals he or she would have otherwise notified,

the chief executive officer of each municipality affected by the emer-
gency; each member of the county's legislative body who represents the
area affected by the emergency; and where the emergency affects another
county, the county health commissioner of the affected county or coun-
ties.

Section 2 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATON:

There are gaps in the notification procedures. When there is an imminent
threat to public health all appropriate officials need to be alerted so
they can put in place the appropriate emergency response as soon as
possible. The sooner the public is aware of the problem, the sooner they
can take steps to protect themselves.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-18: A463 referred to health;
2015-2016 A.187 referred to health;
2013-2014: A.535-A Passed Assembly; same as 5275 (Marchione);
2012: A.7121-A passed Assembly; same as S.7358-A (McDonald) referred to
health;

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S3682 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3682
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 12, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  notifying  local
   officials of the occurrence of certain emergency situations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 352 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7. UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF AN EMERGENCY WHERE AN  IMMINENT  IMPERILMENT
 TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY EXISTS, IN ADDITION TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS
 HE  OR SHE WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE NOTIFIED, THE COUNTY HEALTH COMMISSIONER
 SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS OF THE  EXISTENCE  OF
 SUCH EMERGENCY:
   (A)  THE  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF EACH MUNICIPALITY AFFECTED BY THE
 EMERGENCY;
   (B) EACH MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE  COUNTY  IN  WHICH  THE
 EMERGENCY EXISTS WHO REPRESENTS THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE EMERGENCY; AND
   (C)  WHERE  THE  EMERGENCY  AFFECTS  ANOTHER COUNTY, THE COUNTY HEALTH
 COMMISSIONER OF THE AFFECTED COUNTY OR COUNTIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04363-01-9

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